“We have a responsibility to stand by people who are being persecuted. This shouldn’t be an ideological test — well, you have to agree with us on all of these things, or else we won’t be with you. No, we’re going to be with you if you are a religious minority that’s being persecuted by a radical Muslim majority. Period.”

Cruz had earlier angered some conservatives by saying to a group called “In Defense of Christians” that he would not support persecuted Middle Eastern Christian groups if they were not pro-Israel. In fact, after delivering his speech, he walked off the stage to boos.

Santorum and Cruz are potential 2016 Presidential contenders. While Santorum said, “you won’t find anyone who’s stronger on Israel than I am,” he also said:

“To go in and to say something like, ‘If you don’t stand with Israel, I don’t stand with you’ — I find it hard to suggest that we’re not going to stand with people who are being religiously persecuted and slaughtered because they don’t share the same point of view we do with respect to Israel being the best friend of Christians in the world.”

What do you think? Who do you agree with more on this issue- Santorum or Cruz?